Xenophobic Attacks: FG summons South African High Commissioner

Nneka Nwogwugwu

The Federal government has summoned the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Moroe, over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.

Kimiebi Ebenfa, a senior official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who disclosed this, said that the envoy was expected to meet with the minister by 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

The statement reads, “I am directed to inform you that the Minister of Foreign Affairs has summoned the High Commissioner of South Africa for a meeting this morning by 11. The meeting was confirmed a few minutes ago.”

Onyema, affirmed that the Federal Government would take “definitive measures” in the aftermath of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa but the measures are still unknown to Nigerians.

On his verified twitter handle, the Minister frowned at the burning of Nigerian property by South Africans in Johannesburg, Marvel, Turfontein and Jamestown, on Sunday night.

Onyeama had tweeted, “Received sickening and depressing news of continued burning and looting of Nigerian shops and premises in #SouthAfrica by mindless criminals with ineffective police protection. Enough is enough. We will take definitive measures.”

The attacks on Nigerian in South Africa started last week after a taxi driver was murdered by an alleged drug dealer in Pretoria.

Speculations that the alleged killer was a Nigerian sparked protest, looting and burning of foreign-owned businesses.